---
title: Human Resources Overview
description: Where you manage personnel records, groups, timeclock, and time tracking.
url: "https://theasst.com/docs/human-resources-overview/"
updated: "2026-10-06"
category: Human Resources (HR)
---

# Human Resources Overview

The **Accounting/HR** section is where you manage your books and your people. This covers the HR half -- personnel records, groups, the timeclock, and time tracking. Banking and the general ledger are covered in Accounting.

![Accounting/HR tile menu with Banking, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, G/L Accounts, Personnel, Time Tracking, Audit Event Log, and Email Log](https://theasst.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/accountinghr-tiles.webp)

- [Personnel Overview](https://theasst.com/docs/personnel-overview/) -- each employee's General, In/Out, HR, and Payroll tabs.
- [Personnel Groups](https://theasst.com/docs/personnel-groups/) -- the groups personnel are organized into.
- [Timeclock & Kiosk](https://theasst.com/docs/timeclock-and-kiosk/) -- clock in/out via badge scan.
- [Time Tracking Calendar](https://theasst.com/docs/time-tracking-calendar/) -- a month grid of billed, scheduled, and clocked hours.

## Setting Up the HR Side

1. Turn on **Timesheet** and, if you want badges and a kiosk, **Timeclock** in [General Options](https://theasst.com/docs/general-options/).
2. Define [roles](https://theasst.com/docs/personnel-roles-setup/), [timeclock statuses](https://theasst.com/docs/timeclock-statuses-setup/), and your [hour thresholds](https://theasst.com/docs/personnel-time-options/).
3. Add each person under [Personnel](https://theasst.com/docs/personnel-overview/), assign their [groups](https://theasst.com/docs/personnel-groups/), and link their login if they have one (see [Users and Permissions](https://theasst.com/docs/users-and-permissions/)).
4. Review hours on the [Time Tracking Calendar](https://theasst.com/docs/time-tracking-calendar/), then run the [Timesheet Report](https://theasst.com/docs/timesheet-report/) and [Payroll Summary](https://theasst.com/docs/payroll-summary/).

Everyone also has a personal [In/Out Board](https://theasst.com/docs/in-out-board/) and [task list](https://theasst.com/docs/my-tasks/).